TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri issued a statement on Tuesday saying Iran is capable of adopting “any strategy” in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf region. Iran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if it cannot export its crude oil as the […]

 Indian INS Tarkash frigate docked at Bandar Abbas port on Tuesday, said Second Flotilla Admiral Mojtaba Mohammadi, of first naval zone of the Iranian Armed Forces’ naval forces at the port of Bandar Abbas. During three-day stay in Bandar Abbas, crews will visit first naval zone of the Iranian Armed Forces’ naval forces, he said, […]

 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has reacted to US president’s belligerent comments against Iran, calling Trump a ‘demagogue’ whose comments ‘do not deserve a response.’ “Every comment does not deserve a response,” Ali Larijani said this morning in response to an Iranian lawmaker’s call for reacting to US president’s recent belligerent comments against Iran, adding “the […]

Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari criticized some neighboring countries for not preventing recent insecurity along common borders and warned that if they fail to act, the Islamic Republic will target terrorist strongholds in the countries. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Zolfaqari pointed to recent terrorist attacks against Iranian security forces […]

The Swedish President of the UN Security Council Olof Skoog has called on US and Iranian presidents to lower tone of verbal media escalation on Monday. Olof Skoog expressed his concerns over Hassan Rouhani and his American counterpart’s threatening messages, calling on the two leaders to avoid accusation exchanges because the region was already in […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has ridiculed the US president over his recent threatening message, saying Iranians are used to ‘harsher bluster.’ “The world heard even harsher bluster a few months ago,” Zarif tweeted back early on Tuesday, adding “Iranians have heard them —albeit more civilized ones—for 40 yrs.” The Iranian foreign minister then advised the […]

Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for International Affairs Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan said that any directive has not yet been issued with regard to bartering Iranian oil with Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft. Turning to the possibility of bartering Iranian oil with Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft, he said, “other airline companies can embark on purchasing Sukhoi aircrafts […]

Iran’s Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, said on Monday that two vessels of Iranian Navy will attend the shooting and firing competitions in Azerbaijan. “In accordance with the orders of the Commander-in-Chief (the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran ), which has designated the Navy as a political, scientific, international and military force, […]

Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, said that Iran is still waiting for Europe’s package of practical measures to ensure Iran’s rights. “We are still awaiting for the practical solutions to deliver on commitments to Iran in the proposed package of Europe and this issue is still being negotiated,” said Seyyed […]

Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in a meeting on Sunday that neither Judaizing Palestine nor the Deal of the Century will come true. “Judaizing Palestine is their distant dream. Neither this nor the Deal of the Century will come true,” said the Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Sunday, during a meeting, […]